Villa Oeiras Carcavelos Tinto 10yr 500ml Vidal Blanc The 2003 growing season was

The 2003 growing season was extreme — August temperatures hit 42°C and harvest moved to mid-August

Cepparello is the reason "Super Tuscan" exists as a category

sandy sedimentary soils drain freely

no additions — kept everything focused

Villa Oeiras Carcavelos Tinto 10yr 500ml Vidal Blanc The 2003 growing season wasPORTUGAL : CARCAVELOS Castelo, Trincadeira MED BODIED, CARAMELIZED BARLEY SUGAR, ROASTED NUTS, DARK COCOA, BAKING SPICE, OAK Carcavelos is Portugal's smallest wine appellation 25 protected hectares west of Lisbon on the Tagus estuary, nearly consumed by urban development and now down to a single producer. Villa Oeiras farms its 12. 5 hectares in the former stables of the Marqus de Pombal, from vines tracing back to 18th century cuttings, making it